LAX to Frankfurt this summer
Jan 28th, 2005, 08:13 PM
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LAX to Frankfurt this summer
Message: I've been searching plane flights and the cheapest I've found non-stop including taxes is $1150. That seems high to me. I can go for $1050 if I want to switch in London, but that hardly seems worth it. Do you think that will be the lowest price I'll see? I have specific dates I must fly, so I need to book fairly far in advance and I don't want to wait too long and loose my dates. Should I book now?
Jan 29th, 2005, 07:13 AM
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www.travelhub.com usually has pretty close to the lowest fares that will pop up. British Airways sometimes has specials in the $850 range in summer on ba.com
Jan 29th, 2005, 08:21 AM
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What specific days are you looking at flying? Do you have specific times too?
We paid only $670 RT from Denver to Rome in mid-May and we paid only $367 for RT tickets Denver-Frankfurt for February 10-15.
Have you looked on American Express Travel's website, and www.mobissimo.com?
We paid only $670 RT from Denver to Rome in mid-May and we paid only $367 for RT tickets Denver-Frankfurt for February 10-15.
Have you looked on American Express Travel's website, and www.mobissimo.com?
Jan 29th, 2005, 08:39 AM
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Forget waiting around for ticket prices to drop. If anything, they will start creeping up slightly, or there will be new fees added. Summer is high season, there are a lot more people traveling this year, and $1150 sounds pretty good, depending on the flight and the carrier. One of the best places to check all available flight information is on the ITA website. (http://www.itasoftware.com/)
There are cheaper flights available if you book a trip through one of the smaller UK or northern European airports, but if you do it this way, then expect some long layovers.
Your best is to contact a travel agent who works with ticket consolidators. They will be able to get you the least expensive ticket available, but it may not be the most convienient.
There are cheaper flights available if you book a trip through one of the smaller UK or northern European airports, but if you do it this way, then expect some long layovers.
Your best is to contact a travel agent who works with ticket consolidators. They will be able to get you the least expensive ticket available, but it may not be the most convienient.
Jan 30th, 2005, 12:45 PM
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Annetti-Robert is dead on the money on this one. You'd be well advised, I think, to go ahead and buy, because those fares ain't going down. You cannot compare fares in spring and winter with summer fares-this year, particularly, all indications are they will be sky high with few to no fare sales-partic. from the West Coast.
Jan 30th, 2005, 05:37 PM
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Thanks for everyone's input. I think I will bite the bullet and buy one of these tickets now befoe prices climb higher and availability decreases .In the past I've been able to buy a ticket with a small cancellation penalty (perhaps $250), but now all the tickets I see are strictly non-refundable. Are non-refundable tickets a thing of the past? It seems rotten to me that you loose all your money. I think I may go for a higher priced ticket to have the option of a refund, but it seems wrong that I have to pay more to have an option of a refund when even a cheaper ticket is not that cheap. I found some tickets on tavelhub.com that allow me to do that, but I know nothing about this web site. Can anyone (joesource, please) give me some feedback about this web site. Thanks.
